Upgraded positions:

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<p style="margin-left:40px;">Weakside DT - Added depth with Hood, a guy I like a lot

<p style="margin-left:40px;">LEO - Sheer numbers at the spot. Clemons, Watson, Smith. Someone is going to get cut off of the roster due to the additions. That makes me feel a bit better about that spot.

<p style="margin-left:40px;">Linebacker - They threw a lot of talent at that position this year with the additions of Bradford, Watson and Smith. I have a feeling that the team wants LB to be the dominant position on the Defense.

<p style="margin-left:40px;">Interior OL - Beadles and Linder are perceived to be upgrades. I think the interior is set for the time being

<p style="margin-left:40px;">WR - It's my opinion that the team added a lot of very good talent at this spot.

 

 

Matchup advantage positions:

 

<p style="margin-left:40px;">WR - I may be wrong on this, but teams are going to be very concerned about Lee's speed. I know that he didn't run very well at the Combine but look at some game tapes of him; the dude ain't slow. Defenses love speed because they fear it.

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<p style="margin-left:40px;">LEO  - Clemons is key to this simply due to reputation. I think teams will worry about where he is and he stands to get a lot of rotation at the spot. I think the pass rush will be better next year, and you're going to think that I'm contradicting myself in my next answer.

 

 

Positions of weakness:

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<p style="margin-left:40px;">LEO - Clemons is an upgrade over anything we've had here in quite some time, but he's not the long term answer. That makes the spot a weakness in my eyes. Branch needs to continue his progression and the team needs to find another strong presence there. Will that be C. Smith? Man, I hope so.

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<p style="margin-left:40px;">NT - We have Roy Miller and I'm guessing the UDFA DT in Coleman at that spot. Really hoping that Coleman develops into a solid rotation guy.

 

 

Underrated addition:

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<p style="margin-left:40px;">Lee - The guy was in the Heisman running as a WR. He posted a 1,700+ yard season in a pro style offense. I know that he had a rough time of it last year, but I think he is going to take the League by storm this season.

 

 

Schedule Prediction:

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<p style="margin-left:40px;">N/A - I don't really do season predictions any longer, at least not this early. Let's see how the team looks in Training Camp.

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